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Nile River
Importance of Nile River: without the Nile, Egypt would not have
existed.
What direction the Nile River flows and explain how: Nile flows
north. The land in the south is higher than the land in the north.
What the “black land” is: the land along the banks of the Nile. Very
fertile soil. Where all the farming is done.
What the “Red land” is: desert. No crops can grow here.
Pyramids
What Pyramids were used for: tombs, protect the mummy of the
pharaoh
Were all the pyramid workers slaves? No. most of the workers were
free men who were paid.
How many sides do the pyramids have? 4
Miscellaneous
Into what Sea does the Nile River end? Mediterranean Sea
What material did the Egyptians use to make things such as paper, mats,
sandals, rope, etc.? Papyrus
What was the name of the Ancient Egyptian writing system? Hieroglyphics
What is the Valley of the Kings? Where many pharaohs are buried.
What important farming technique did the ancient Egyptians use? irrigation
Daily Life
What did life in ancient Egypt center around? (3 things)
-religion, family, pharaoh
What were the duties of the home for the Women? (3 things)
-cook, clean, raise the children
Why were the doors of the houses 4 feet off the ground?
-to prevent water from the Nile floods from coming in to the house
What was the main type of make-up that the ancient Egyptians wore?
(hint: they put this on their eyes. Remember the video of my daughters?)
-green eye-shadow and black eye-liner
Why did the Ancient Egyptians mummify? (3 reason. Describe all three)
Reason #1: Physical body needed to be preserved for after life.
Reason #3: Spirit needed to be able to recognize the pharaoh in the afterlife.
7. Final Procession
What were the four organs that were removed from the body?
-liver, stomach, lungs, intestines
What were the jars called that the organs were placed in?
-canopic jars
Why was ritual #1 important: allow the mummy to be able to see, hear, eat
and move in the afterlife.
Nile River
Mummification
Daily Life
Pyramids of Egypt